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Kellogg Company
FDA recall F-1753-2016 · Class I · reported 2016-07-27 · Terminated
- Product
- Bear Naked Soft Baked Granola, Cinnamon + Sunflower Butter 11 oz. retail unit, 6 count carton, 1 cartons per case; 26 oz. club store retail unit, 1 count carton, 1 carton per case; 1.2 oz. food service sample unit, 50 count carton, 1 carton per case
- Reason
- Product contains sunflower seeds potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
- Quantity
- N/A
- Distribution
- Nationwide, Canada, Bermuda, Bahamas, Gaum, US Virgin Islands, Mariana Islands
- Firm location
- MI, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Recall started
- 2016-05-31
- Terminated
- 2016-11-17
- Code info
- 11 oz. retail unit UPC 84623 10163 Better If Used Before Date/Best If Used By Date: AUG 13 2016 to JAN 11 2017 26 oz. club store retail unit UPC 84623 10173 Better If Used Before Date/Best If Used By Date: DEC 24 2016 to JAN 13 2017 1.2 oz. Food service sample unit UPC 84623 10179 Better If Used Before Date/Best If Used By Date: DEC 02 2016; DEC 03 2016
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.